The Hebrew word אָבַד (avad) means "to be lost," "to perish," "to be destroyed," or "to be lost," depending on the context and conjugation.
Details:
Verb root: א־ב־ד (ʾ–b–d)
Basic form (Qal):
Means to perish, die, be destroyed, go astray.
Example: "וְאָבַדְתֶּם מַהֵר" — "And you will perish soon" (Deuteronomy 11:17).
Causative form (Hiphil):
הֶאֱבִיד (he'evíd) — "to cause to perish," "to destroy," "to annihilate."
Used of actions such as God destroying nations or enemies.
Common Uses in the Bible:
Referring to people: to die, to be exterminated.
Referring to objects: to lose something, such as a lost sheep.
Also used figuratively: to lose one's way, to stray from the right path.
Examples:
Psalm 1:6: "וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד" — "but the way of the wicked will perish."
Deuteronomy 4:26: "כִּי אָבֹד תֹּאבֵדוּן" — "for you will surely perish."
OTHER MEANINGS:
properly to go astray, that is, to be lost; by implication perish (causative destroy):- destroy, destroying, decay, destruct, deface, deface, defaced, destruction, dilapidate, flight, efface, effacement, effacement of ...
